The Central Theme
and Message of the Bible is Jesus Christ. Consider the special message
of each book.

In Genesis, He is
the Gid, the Creator. In Exodus, He is the Redeemer. In Leviticus, He
is the
Great Sacrifice. In Numbers, He is the Guide of his people. In
Deuteronomy,
He is the Teacher and promised Greater Prophet. In Joshua, He is the
Mighty
Conqueror. In Judges, He is the Angel of the Lord, who gives victory
over
enemies. In Ruth, He is your Kinsman, your Lover and Redeemer. In I
Samuel,
he is the Root of Jesse. In 2 Samuel, He is the Son of David. In 1
Kings
and 2 Kings, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. In 1st and 2nd
Chronicles,
He is the Intercessor and High Priest. In Ezra, He is the Temple, the
House
of Worship. In Nehemiah, He is your Mighty Wall, protecting you from
your
enemies. In Esther, He is the Unseen, Unmentioned, but Present God,
ready
to deliver from enemies. In Job, He is the Arbitrator who not only
understands
your struggles, but has the power to do something about them. In
Psalms,
He is your Song--and your Reason to sing. In Proverbs, He is the Author
of Wisdom, helping you make sense of life and live it successfully. In
Ecclesiastes, He is your Divine Purpose, delivering you from vanity. In
the Song of Solomon, He is your Lover, your Rose of Sharon. In Isaiah,
He is the Mighty Counselor, the Prince of Peace, the everlasting
Father,
and more; in short, He's everything you need. In Jeremiah, He is your
Balm
of Gilead, the soothing salve for your sin-sick soul. In Lamentations,
He is the ever-faithful and merciful One, upon whom you can depend even
in times of great distress. In Ezekiel, He is the Lord, Who revives his
dead people. In Daniel, He is the Ancient of days, the everlasting God,
who never runs out of time. In Hosea, He is your faithful Lover, always
beckoning you to come back - even when you have abandoned Him. In Joel,
He is your refuge, keeping you safe in times of trouble. In Amos, He is
the husbandman, the One, you can depend on to stay by your side. In
Obadiah,
He is Lord of the Kingdom. In Jonah, He is your salvation, bringing you
back within His will. In Micah, He is Judge of the nation. In Nahum, He
is the jealous God. In Habakkuk, He is the Holy One. In Zephaniah, He
is
the Witness. In Haggai, He is the Lord, who rebuilds and strengthens
His
people. In Zechariah, He is Lord of Hosts. In Malechi, He is Sun of
Righteousness
with healings in his wings.

In Matthew, He is
King of the Jews. In Mark, He is the Servant. In Luke, He is the Son of
Man, feeling what you feel. In John, He is the Son of God. In Acts, He
is Savior of the world. In Romans, He is the Righteousness of God. In I
Corinthians, He is the Rock, now with His Church in the fulness and
power
of His Spirit. In II Corinthians, He the Triumphant One, giving victory
- always. In Galatians, He is our Liberty; He sets free from law and
sin.
In Ephesians, He is Head of the Church. In Philippians, He is our Joy.
In Colossians, He is our Completeness. In I Thessalonians, At His
coming,
He will be the Reunion for you and all believers. In II Thessalonians,
His coming, is our firm and ultimate expectation In I Timothy, He is
God
and the Saviour for all men. In II Timothy, He is our Stability in
times
of trouble. In Philemon, He is our Inspiring Benefactor. In Hebrews, He
is our Perfection and Object of Faith. In James, He is, by His Spirit,
the Power in our faith. In I Peter, He is our Example. In II Peter, He
is our Surity and Purity. In I John, He is our True Life. In II John,
He
is our Pattern. In III John, He is our Motivation. In Jude, He is the
Foundation
of our faith. In Revelation, He is the Lamb upon the Throne, God, Lord,
Saviour and the coming King of all, worshiped for ever.

From the
beginning
of the world to its end, there is no place you can look and not see
Jesus.
He is everywhere. He is everything. He is before all things, and in Him
all things hold together; Colossians1:17.

November 1999
Teun J. de Ruiter
(Pentecostal Pastor & Bibleteacher in The Netherlands)